Ye Chenghu sat on the ground and played for a while before he felt a little bored. Everyone was picking oranges there, and he was the only one sitting there eating them.
If he eats too much, it will make his teeth sore, and his teeth will not be able to bear it, and he will not be able to sit still.
He used oranges to raise the two circles to a higher level, and after surrounding the two turtles, he climbed up the hillside again and came to his father's side.
"Dad, I want to pick it too."
"Have you eaten enough? Your teeth have become soft from eating them. The short one next to you is just right for you to pick. Go ahead!"
Ye Chenghu touched his cheek and felt a little sore, so he didn't dare to eat anymore.
The child was unsure at first, but after a while he turned around to look at his two turtles. After confirming that they were still inside the oranges, they ran back to continue picking with confidence.
I went back and forth several times without any trouble, and after being scolded a few times, I calmed down and worked honestly.
Ye Yaodong and the others asked the tractor to be delivered directly today, which was a little faster. It was only around nine o'clock when they arrived. After eating the snacks, and the time spent catching the tortoise on the road, it was already past ten o'clock when they went up the mountain.
Not even two hours after picking, he heard Mother Lin calling for dinner downstairs.
Turning around and looking over, she was carrying two bamboo baskets on a pole. Inside the baskets were two buckets and two soup basins, one bucket filled with bowls and chopsticks, one bucket filled with rice, and the soup basins contained vegetables.
When they heard that it was time to eat, the children screamed and dropped what they were doing and ran down immediately. As a result, Ye Chenghu discovered that his two bastards were missing and burst into tears instantly.
"I obviously surrounded it with oranges, but why did they crawl away?"
Ye Yaodong also saw that the orange castle he had built collapsed. He looked around but couldn't see it.
"Why are you crying? It crawls so slowly. It must just look around here."
Everyone searched together, and finally found one in the grass, and another one fell down a small slope, lying there with its legs in the air and waving its limbs wildly, but could not turn over.
Ye Yaodong carried both of them into the bamboo basket where Mother Lin delivered the meal, "If you put them in there, they won't run away. Let your grandma take them back later."
"Leave one here. I will keep a close eye on him and not let him run away."
"It's up to you. Anyway, if you run away and die, I'll beat you."
Ye Chenghu had a pouty mouth and knew how to scare him all day long! Didn't he never get beaten before?
"Hurry up and eat. You have been busy all morning and you should be hungry."
Ye Yaodong thought it was okay. He had just eaten snacks at around nine o'clock. He only packed half a bowl of rice and sat on the floor. There were three dishes for lunch, a bowl of potato and pickle soup, a bowl of dried fish he brought, and a bowl of
It's fried eggs with leeks.
A group of children all stretched out their hands towards the scrambled eggs with leeks and filled their bowls to the brim. They were scolded a few times before they started eating.
One by one, they quickly picked up the food. After eating, they excitedly ran to the corner to play with the turtles.
The adults chatted while eating, mostly around Ye Yaodong, asking him how he went to sea and what his harvest was...
We chatted casually for a few words, and after finishing the meal, everyone went back to work non-stop.
All afternoon, everyone was picking oranges on the mountain, and people on the hill next door were also buzzing, all picking oranges.
The weather was good during the day today. The sun came out after nine o'clock. It was just a little windy. It was quite comfortable to bask in the sun on the mountain while picking oranges.
But in the afternoon, the sun retreated into the clouds early, and the wind picked up, making it a bit chilly.
When it was picked around 4 o'clock, the elder brother-in-law asked him and his brother-in-law to help him tie up the bags of oranges and carry them to the cart down the mountain. He wanted to send the oranges to the commune. The people who bought them would meet at about this time.
Go to the commune to collect it.
Others continue to pick, and the rest can be sold tomorrow.
But the children were no longer in the mood to pick, and they all sneaked aside to play with the tortoises. The adults also turned a blind eye. They didn't expect them to work from beginning to end, so they could help pick a little bit.
It wasn't until it got a little dark that my brother-in-law told me to call it a day.
The children all cheered and rushed down the mountain.
Ye Yaodong saw that there was still a small half piece on the top of the mountain, and it was estimated that it would take another day or two to finish picking.
The cart has been pushed away by my brother-in-law, and the remaining bags of oranges are just right for each of the four adults to carry.
Several children jumped up and down in front, fell down, rolled over, got up again and continued running. No matter how the adults behind them told them to be careful and walk slowly, they all fell on deaf ears.
"Ye Chenghu, remember to bring the grapefruit you just picked." Ye Yaodong shouted to him.
Ye Chenghu braked instantly, backed up, and held the grapefruit that he had just thrown away into his arms. He couldn't hold it anymore after thinking about it, and he still held the turtle in one hand.
He licked his face again and asked his elder cousin Lin Guangyuan to help him get it, and then he rushed forward laughing.
The youngest one had the loudest voice, and even shouted that he would take them to the river to see the big tortoise...
Ye Yaodong was carrying oranges behind him and had to jog to keep up. However, before he had taken a few steps, he heard another cry in front of him.
"555...my egg...my egg is gone, broken all over the floor...555..."
Ye Yaodong heard the pain in his head. He ran up and saw Ye Chenghu squatting on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and one hand still fishing out his broken egg liquid from the broken egg shell.
"Who do I blame for my accident? It's all broken. Get up quickly. There's another one in your pocket. Don't break it again. If it breaks, you won't have anything to eat at night."
He wiped away his tears in frustration, "I was not careful, it fell out of my pocket on its own."
"If you don't run away, will it fall off? Walk well. If the turtle falls into the water, go back and take off your pants to beat it."
"Dad, shall we go to the river to look for wild duck eggs later?"
"Where are you free? Didn't you see that we are carrying oranges? Go home first. It's getting dark. Hurry up and go home for dinner."
I don’t know where I can get such strong energy. I can still be active and want to play after picking oranges all day long.
Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin also cursed and told the children not to cause trouble and to go home quickly for dinner. Then they reluctantly walked back while looking at the river.
Then several people whispered to each other and said that they would come back to look for wild duck eggs tomorrow, and happily shared how they came to the river to look for wild duck eggs before...
Ye Chenghu still had a good memory of the section of the river that passed by Dawangba, so he stopped and pointed it out to them, saying it was under the river.
Just when they were excitedly preparing to climb down, they were scolded by the adults again. Then they gave up with regret and could only continue walking back at a trot.
When Lin Xiangyang approached the river, he also took a curious look, and then asked Ye Yaodong, "Did you really see that big tortoise?"
"Well, I saw two small turtles when I passed by them in the afternoon. When I came down to catch them, I happened to see one as big as a basin underneath."
"There have always been rumors in the village that there is a big tortoise in this river protecting us. It has been rumored for many years. I heard that someone had caught it before and released it. But I haven't heard of it in the past few years.
"
"That should be it! It's so big, it should be a hundred years old."
Ye Yaodong was convinced that it was just a river-suppressing turtle. It was very rare for a wild turtle to grow so big. Old people who had not yet matured would be more convinced.
"Maybe. You can catch the small one, but you can't move the big one."
"I know."
Didn't you see that his hands were empty?
A group of people trotted to the house one after another. Mother Lin had already cooked a large table of delicious food and was waiting for them to come back and start eating.
With an aggrieved look on his face, Ye Chenghu took out the wild duck eggs from his pocket and handed them to Mother Lin, "Grandma, can you help me stew the duck eggs?"
"Where's the other one?"
When they were on the mountain at noon, they were still offering treasures. They took out two daggers and wanted to bring them back to him, but they refused and said they would put them in their own pockets.
"It fell out of my pocket when I was going down the mountain and was smashed."
"If you're so careless, I'll save this for you to cook some hard-boiled eggs for you tomorrow morning. We have dinner for dinner, so let's eat first."
"All right."
The Lin family has no fewer children than the Ye family. One of the two brothers has three children, and the other has four children. As soon as the table is served, the table is full of children.
They had separated a long time ago, so they would eat together when they were busy working on the farm.
Eating together with many people is also lively. The noise at the dinner table is made up of children's screams. One's hands are not long enough to pick up the vegetables. They are shouting there, and the other one says that others have picked too much, and he wants to...
The roof of a meal is almost blown off, and only after the children have finished eating and come down from the table can the adults in the house eat in peace and quiet.
Ye Yaodong had been quiet for a few days after the family separation, and now he was eating together with his whole family. He felt like his head was going to collapse and there was constant pain. After everyone got down from the table, he breathed a sigh of relief.
There are so many children, it’s really scary!
Some of the older generation still have seven, eight, or more than a dozen children, such as his mother’s brothers and sisters. Plus the cousin’s, they all gather together during the Chinese New Year... It’s terrible...
He shook his head quickly. Fortunately, he only had three at most!
Take a sip of soup quickly to calm down the shock.
His mother-in-law stewed seabass in rice wine. Everyone knew that seabass was good for wounds, so no one touched the bowl of seabass soup on the table. Only the children ate a little.
Everyone only eats the hot and sour soup cooked with dragon head fish. It’s cold and the hot and sour soup is very appetizing and warm.
Except for the vegetables, he brought everything else on the table. Mother Lin also steamed a large plate of starfish.
He had eaten enough at home in the past few days, and he didn't want to eat it for a long time, but he still took one and gave it to his wife. Just now he saw her just feeding her little son.
When you come to your mother-in-law's house, you have to behave well.
He split the starfish from the middle and divided it into petals. He took one petal and split it from the middle. Then he could see the meat of the starfish. Then he put it in her bowl and let her eat it directly by dipping it in the soy sauce.
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This starfish will cause diarrhea if you eat too much. He only peeled one and didn't do anything else.
When Mother Lin saw it, she started talking again, saying why did he send so many gifts?
How to finish eating...
Be sure not to bring anything over next time...
Chapter completed!